Just The Factoids
2014 to 2020, then picked back up in 2026
SummaryI used social media to explore factoids as an art form, sharing daily counterintuitive facts through posts, memes, merchandise, and a dedicated website.
Social media was relatively new at the time and not the yet the fucked up dumpster fire that it is today. Inspired by Jenny Holzer—a postmodern artist who uses text as her medium. I decided to explore Twitter as an artistic platform. I was also influenced by the late L. M. Boyd, whose column Boyd's Factoids in a local newspaper published counterintuitive facts.
For several years, I tweeted a new factoid daily. Initially I posted manually; later I used an online buffer to automate the schedule. I made memes to post on Instagram and set up a tumblr. I also attempted to sell T-shirts with facts and hired a developer to build a website.
Now I'm using AI to help me make the website I always wanted and to give the project another go.